Extreme Programming Intern - IT Services

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value diversity and recognize the benefits gained when people from different cultures, backgrounds and experiences work collaboratively to achieve business results. We are intentionally focused on fostering an inclusive culture and know valuing diversity is an essential leadership quality. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered and enabled to perform at their best.

P&C IT Services provides professional services to help our business units and corporate functions use technology to create, manage, and optimize information and business processes.  IT Services can include a wide range of activities such as: software development, data management, Cloud services, IT security, network security, technical support, establishing and overseeing access rights, procuring and maintaining equipment or software, managing the infrastructure, and defining security procedures,  The overall goal of IT Services is to provide technology solutions that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and give our company a competitive advantage over our competitors.

The Great American Software Lab within P&C IT Services is seeking an XP Developer intern for the summer 2025.

Job Description:

• Portal and Surveyor products which help with our developer experience, code quality and technical debt.
• Tech stack: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Full stack development.
• Ability to dive into a large polyglot codebase and contribute as you learn.
• Being okay with the uncomfortable feeling that comes from learning new things.
• Interest in exploring new programming paradigms, languages, and patterns.
• Demonstrable ability to research problems and break them into discrete parts.
• Have empathy with your pair and freely exchange feedback on a continual basis

Qualifications:

• Java and python experience required
• Computer Science or Engineering major
• Junior or Senior status - graduating in 2026 or 2027.

Business Unit:

Benefits:

Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.

Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.